Description
This Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Casserole blends the classic flavors of creamy tomato soup and melty grilled cheese into one comforting baked meal.
Ingredients
12 (½-inch thick) slices sourdough bread
1/4 cup butter, softened, divided
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
12 slices pre-sliced Cheddar cheese
2 (10.5 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
1 cup tomato juice
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 Roma tomato, chopped
1 cup shredded Italian blend or Cheddar cheese
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Butter 6 slices of bread and place butter-side-down on a baking sheet.
3. Spread with cream cheese, then top with 2 cheddar slices each.
4. Top with remaining bread and butter the tops.
5. Bake sandwiches 12–14 minutes, flipping once, until golden.
6. Cool sandwiches 15 minutes. Reduce oven to 350°F.
7. Whisk together soup, juice, eggs, seasoning, garlic, and tomato.
8. Cut sandwiches into 1-inch cubes.
9. Pour soup mix into baking dish. Layer sandwich cubes on top.
10. Press cubes gently into soup. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
11. Bake 25–30 minutes until golden and bubbly.
Notes
Let sandwiches cool before cubing to maintain crispness.
Use different cheeses for a custom flavor twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Casserole
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 970mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: tomato soup and grilled cheese casserole, cheesy bake, comfort food, Cream cheese, condensed tomato soup, tomato juice